ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
Remodified Mason-Allen suture technique concomitant with high tibial osteotomy for medial meniscus posterior root tears improved the healing of the repaired root and suppressed osteoarthritis progression.
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- Effect of concurrent repair of medial meniscal posterior root tears during high tibial osteotomy for medial osteoarthritis during short-term follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
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- Arthroscopic all-in technique combined with high tibial osteotomy for osteoarthritis with posterior root tear of the medial meniscus: a short-term study with second-look arthroscopy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Time-Dependent Anchor Hole Expansion May Associate with Meniscal Extrusion After Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Combined with Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear Repair and Meniscal Centralization.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic Suture Anchor Repair With Modified Mason-Allen Technique for Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes following medial meniscus posterior root repairs: A minimum of 5-year follow-up study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Medial Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Partial Meniscectomy and Without Cyst Excision for Popliteal Cysts: A Case Series.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Improved Medial-Internal Approach to Repair Posterior Root of Medial Meniscus by All-Suture Anchor Combined With Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies of Meniscus Root Tears: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Anterior bone tunnel position increases meniscus migration in medial meniscus posterior root repair: A cadaveric study of suture length changes.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Meniscus Reconstruction Using Autologous Tendon Combined With Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Technique to Achieve Rigid Fixation and Avoid Interference Between Locking Screws and Tibial Bone Tunnel.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Combined Procedure of Arthroscopic Pullout Medial Meniscal Root Repair From Lateral Tibia and Open-Wedge Distal Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
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- Repair of medial meniscus posterior root tear is effective for root healing and cartilage regeneration in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Type of medial meniscus tear does not affect the clinical and radiological outcomes of medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Younger patients, lower BMI, complete meniscus root healing, lower HKA degree and shorter preoperative symptom duration were the independent risk factors correlated with the good correction of MME in patients with repaired MMPRTs.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Biomechanical assessment of disease outcome in surgical interventions for medial meniscal posterior root tears: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Posterior Root Medial Meniscus Tear With Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Step-By-Step Systematic Arthroscopic Repair Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the results of the remodified Mason-Allen suture technique concomitant with high tibial osteotomy (HTO) for medial meniscal posterior root tears (MMPRTs). The hypothesis was that this procedure would improve clinical results, prevent progression of knee osteoarthritis and increase the healing rate of the repaired root.
methodsTotal 17 patients of mean 51.5 ± 4.4 years who were underwent this combined procedure for MMPRT completed this study. Lysholm and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) scores, Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade reflecting osteoarthritis progression were evaluated preoperatively and at the last follow-up. Medial meniscus extrusion (MME) was measured on magnetic resonance imaging preoperatively and at mean 26.1 ± 2.3 months postoperatively. Second-look arthroscopy was performed at mean 25.1 ± 5.3 months postoperatively. The healing status of the repaired root was classified as complete, partial and failed healing. The Outerbridge (OB) grade of the medial femoral condyle (MFC) was compared between index surgery and second-look arthroscopy.
resultsMean follow-up duration was 66.4 ± 6.5 months. Mean Lysholm and HSS mean scores improved significantly from preoperatively to the last follow-up: Lysholm: 56.9 ± 5.4 to 83.5 ± 6.0 (P < 0.001); HSS: 56.1 ± 6.0 to 81.7 ± 7.7 (P < 0.001). The mean mechanical alignment of the lower extremity was corrected from varus to the neutral range at the last follow-up. The preoperative KL grade was not significantly different from the KL grade at the last follow-up (P = 0.071). On MRI, mean MME increased from 3.0 ± 0.7 mm to 3.1 ± 0.7 mm (P = 0.046). Second-look arthroscopy showed 64.7% complete, 29.4% partial and 5.9% failed healing of the repaired root. The initial OB grade of the MFC showed no progression (P = 0.103).
conclusionsThe remodified Mason-Allen suture technique concomitant with HTO for MMPRTs significantly improved clinical outcomes and suppressed OA progression at 66.4 months. However, this procedure produced limited complete healing of the repaired roots in 64.7% of patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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